Cowherd

An annual herb, the seeds of which contain saponins; it is analgesic, astringent, expectorant, laxative, and a secretagogue. It has been used for abscesses, chronic cough, headaches, menstrual disorders, paraesthesias, poor lactation in nursing mothers, and strokes

in order for this to work and not amount to an 'anything goes' relativism, these contexts must be seen as falling into a hierarchy, so that each is seen as an improvement on its predecessor" (The Cowherds 178-179).

Chapter 63 therefore opens with a short conversation between Krsna and the elder cowherds of Vraja, who praise Krsna for saving their community from Indra's torrents and who thus recognize his divinity (63.

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